President Bill Clinton and other board members of the USA Bid Committee to bring the FIFA World Cup to the U.S. in 2018 or 2022 met Thursday in Johannesburg with Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, host of this year’s 2010 FIFA World Cup.
With Former President Mandela, from left, is Sunil Gulati, president of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and chairman of the USA Bid Committee; President Clinton, honorary chairman of the USA Bid Committee; Don Garber, commissioner of Major League Soccer; Carlos Cordeiro, vice chairman of the USA Bid Committee; and Dan Flynn, USSF CEO and secretary general.
President Clinton later spoke at the Nelson Mandela Foundation to pay tribute to Mandela’s life and legacy. President Clinton will rejoin the U.S. team on Saturday in Rustenburg for its Round of 16 match vs. Ghana. For more information on the U.S. bid, please visit gousabid.com.
